Conclusion: EU27 extra-EU acrylonitrile trade was still import-led in the latest available window. From August 2025 through July 2026, the EU recorded 88.9 million EUR of imports on 57.4 kt, versus 41.9 million EUR of exports on 29.9 kt. The latest month with reported observations is July 2026; the Eurostat response contains no values for August–December 2026. For buyers, the useful signal is not a single spot-price claim, but the joint movement of customs value, reported quantity and implied unit value.
Data updated: 2026-09-28
Latest 12 months
This section covers August 2025–July 2026, the latest twelve months with values in the Eurostat Comext response. Eurostat reports value in euros and quantity in 100 kg. The article converts quantity to tonnes and calculates an implied customs unit value as reported value divided by reported quantity. It is a trade-derived indicator, not a quoted producer or contract price.
| Flow | Value | Quantity | Implied unit value | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU imports | 88.9m EUR | 57.4 kt | 1,549 EUR/t | Aug 2025–Jul 2026 |
| EU exports | 41.9m EUR | 29.9 kt | 1,401 EUR/t | Aug 2025–Jul 2026 |
In July 2026, imports were 10.18 million EUR on 5.26 kt, implying 1,936 EUR/t. Exports were 0.76 million EUR on 0.35 kt, implying 2,175 EUR/t. These are customs averages across the reported mix, so they should be used for screening and trend monitoring rather than as a negotiated benchmark.
Annual trade baseline: 2020–2025
The annual layer uses UN Comtrade preview data for HS 292610 and a fixed reporter core: only economies present in every year from 2020 through 2025 are included in the like-for-like totals. This prevents the apparent trend from being driven solely by countries entering or leaving the reporting set. The 2025 observations are first-reported and subject to revision. Quantities use Comtrade net weight in kilograms; implied unit values are shown only for reporters in the fixed core that supplied positive net weight in that year.
| Flow | Year | Value (USD m) | Quantity (kt) | Implied USD/t | Weight reporters | YoY value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 2020 | 1,315.6 | 626.0 | 1,184 | 13 | — |
| Exports | 2021 | 2,505.9 | 1,247.8 | 2,008 | 14 | +90.5% |
| Exports | 2022 | 2,174.7 | 1,192.0 | 1,814 | 14 | -13.2% |
| Exports | 2023 | 1,351.5 | 560.4 | 1,278 | 12 | -37.9% |
| Exports | 2024 | 1,167.6 | 866.0 | 1,335 | 14 | -13.6% |
| Exports | 2025 | 1,390.1 | 698.2 | 1,201 | 11 | +19.1% |
| Imports | 2020 | 1,548.1 | 1,051.9 | 1,222 | 20 | — |
| Imports | 2021 | 2,505.5 | 1,103.4 | 2,050 | 20 | +61.8% |
| Imports | 2022 | 2,112.6 | 907.1 | 1,937 | 20 | -15.7% |
| Imports | 2023 | 1,530.9 | 675.8 | 1,438 | 18 | -27.5% |
| Imports | 2024 | 1,372.6 | 777.7 | 1,434 | 21 | -10.3% |
| Imports | 2025 | 1,472.7 | 876.4 | 1,372 | 19 | +7.3% |
The fixed core contains 16 export reporters and 23 import reporters. On that basis, the 2025 like-for-like import value was 1,472.7 million USD, while the export value was 1,390.1 million USD. These annual figures provide the long-run baseline; they do not replace the newer EU monthly view.
Monthly quantity and value table
The table below gives every month in the latest twelve-month window. Values are million EUR, quantities are kilotonnes, and unit values are EUR/t. A missing quantity would produce “n/r”; no such omission occurs in this EU aggregate window, but the rule is retained because customs datasets can report value without weight at country level.
| Month | Imports EUR m | Imports kt | Imports EUR/t | Exports EUR m | Exports kt | Exports EUR/t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 6.40 | 4.76 | 1,346 | 5.33 | 2.97 | 1,792 |
| 2025-09 | 6.39 | 4.80 | 1,330 | 1.47 | 0.97 | 1,523 |
| 2025-10 | 7.26 | 5.20 | 1,395 | 8.15 | 5.27 | 1,548 |
| 2025-11 | 6.88 | 4.98 | 1,380 | 15.88 | 12.91 | 1,230 |
| 2025-12 | 3.25 | 2.35 | 1,380 | 6.20 | 5.26 | 1,178 |
| 2026-01 | 6.37 | 4.74 | 1,345 | 0.71 | 0.47 | 1,510 |
| 2026-02 | 6.42 | 5.15 | 1,247 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 1,506 |
| 2026-03 | 5.49 | 3.89 | 1,412 | 0.77 | 0.44 | 1,744 |
| 2026-04 | 6.63 | 3.80 | 1,742 | 1.08 | 0.51 | 2,107 |
| 2026-05 | 11.20 | 5.92 | 1,892 | 0.84 | 0.37 | 2,261 |
| 2026-06 | 12.45 | 6.55 | 1,901 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 2,269 |
| 2026-07 | 10.18 | 5.26 | 1,936 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 2,175 |
What changed in the current window
For a like-for-like January–July comparison, EU imports moved from 66.6 million EUR in 2025 to 58.7 million EUR in 2026, a -11.8% change in value. Reported import quantity moved from 47.6 kt to 35.3 kt, or -25.9%. Exports changed from 39.3 million EUR to 4.9 million EUR, a -87.5% change, while quantity moved from 24.5 kt to 2.6 kt.
The value and quantity changes should be read together. If value changes faster than tonnage, the implied unit value changes; that can reflect product mix, destination mix, contract timing, freight and customs valuation—not necessarily a pure change in the underlying acrylonitrile market price. This is why procurement teams should pair the customs series with supplier quotations, contract terms and plant-specific information before setting a purchase target.
How this supports market research and sourcing decisions
For a buyer screening the acrylonitrile chain, the data answers three practical questions. First, is the EU market currently import-dependent relative to its extra-EU exports? In this window, imports are materially larger than exports in both value and tonnage. Second, is the latest movement volume-led or value-led? The January–July comparison separates those effects instead of treating a currency value change as a demand change. Third, is a monthly unit-value move broad enough to investigate? A move that appears in both value and quantity can tell a different story from a move in value alone.
A practical screening workflow is to mark the latest twelve-month import total as the market baseline, compare each new monthly observation with the same month one year earlier, and then flag any month where the implied unit value changes without a similar quantity change. That flag is not a verdict on price direction; it is a prompt to check grade mix, origin mix, freight, timing and customs treatment. For a sourcing team, this keeps a public trade signal in its proper role: a reproducible first screen before supplier-level confirmation.
The product should also be read in its chain context. PetroApex’s propylene market analysis provides an upstream reference point, while the polypropylene market analysis covers a major downstream polymer relationship. The existing acrylonitrile product page is the product-level starting point. Readers needing a tailored country, supplier or end-use cut can request a sample report or customised research.
Data limitations and interpretation
This article uses HS 292610, whose official Comtrade description is Acrylonitrile. HS trade data is a customs classification, not a complete commercial specification: it does not identify grade, purity, contract basis, Incoterm or end-use. The EU series is EU27 extra-EU trade, not total intra-EU demand. The annual Comtrade series is a fixed reporter panel and the 2025 observations are first-reported and subject to revision. Eurostat’s current response was updated on 15 September 2026 and has values through July 2026 only; positions for August–December 2026 are explicitly empty, so they are not forecast or filled.
Sources
All quantitative figures are calculated from the following public responses. The Comtrade URLs identify the annual reporter-panel queries; Eurostat DS-045409 identifies the EU27 extra-EU monthly value and quantity series.
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2020&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2021&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2022&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2023&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2024&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2025&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=X&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2020&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2021&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2022&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2023&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2024&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=156,842,699,392,410,276,528,56,251,380,724,616,826,124,76,484,792,682,784,764,458,360,704,490,702,643,36,710,818,364&period=2025&cmdCode=292610&partnerCode=0&flowCode=M&includeDesc=true&motCode=0
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/comext/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/DS-045409?format=JSON&freq=M&reporter=EU27_2020&partner=EXT_EU27_2020&product=292610&flow=1&indicators=VALUE_IN_EUROS&sinceTimePeriod=2025-01
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/comext/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/DS-045409?format=JSON&freq=M&reporter=EU27_2020&partner=EXT_EU27_2020&product=292610&flow=1&indicators=QUANTITY_IN_100KG&sinceTimePeriod=2025-01
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/comext/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/DS-045409?format=JSON&freq=M&reporter=EU27_2020&partner=EXT_EU27_2020&product=292610&flow=2&indicators=VALUE_IN_EUROS&sinceTimePeriod=2025-01
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/comext/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/DS-045409?format=JSON&freq=M&reporter=EU27_2020&partner=EXT_EU27_2020&product=292610&flow=2&indicators=QUANTITY_IN_100KG&sinceTimePeriod=2025-01
Action: Use the figures as a screening baseline, then obtain a sample report or request a customised country-and-supplier cut before making a procurement or capacity decision.